Fire breaks out in Roseland as cops serve warrant

December 09, 2009

Chicago police were serving a search warrant at a home in the Far South Side's Roseland neighborhood when a carpet fire broke out inside, authorities said.

The incident happened just after 7 a.m. in the 100 block of East 111th Street, police said. The fire broke out at about the same time, though the cause was unclear, said Chicago Police Officer JoAnn Taylor, a police spokeswoman.

No injuries were reported, said Larry Langford, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.

One person was in police custody in connection with the raid, but no one had been charged by about 7 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Gabrielle Lesniak.